“It’s embarrassing to admit how big a role ‘Sex and the City’ played in how I viewed my own unhealthy relationship,” one writer confesses.
“As time goes by, you may find that a partner changes for the worse,” Davies says. “But this fantasy thinking focuses on what you’d like your partner to be or what they could be, deterring you away from seeing the cold hard reality. Time-travelling to either the past [the love-bombing] or future [their potential], and focusing on a fantasy stops you from being grounded in the present and you are more likely to justify or excuse abusive behaviour.
The turbulent romances we see play out on screen also have a role in this. Many of us have grown up idolising the toxic relationships we see on TV – think Chuck and Blair’s ups and downs. Domestic bliss doesn’t exactly lend itself to gripping drama, but the tempestuous nature of the great pop culture love stories of our time perhaps encourages us to overlook the red flags we really shouldn’t., explains the problem. “[These shows] not only normalise but also glamorise toxic relationships.
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